In the Christmas Spirit

Beautiful gold and white decorations via Pinterest

I'm just now getting into the mood for Christmas and will be putting up a tree this weekend...not a real one but an artificial one.  (Did the real tree up until last year)
I found some gorgeous vignettes and decorations and wanted to share them with you.

I thought this was beautiful and a great way to have a tree without the fuss!  LOL

Lovely for an entryway table

A pop of red for your table

Pretty for the door

A natural and rustic look for your mantel

Another mantel setting using mercury glass, greenery, candles, holders and ornaments

A Beautiful arrangement with the Madonna, mercury glass, candles, candlesticks and branches

A simple swag with greenery and ornaments on a door

Silvery blue ornaments

I love these!  Felted acorns with silver tops

Lets tie it all up with ribbon!

These are just a few of the beautiful displays I found!  I love them all!  What is your favorite style of Christmas decorating?

I will be bringing a bit of Christmas to my shop with these lovely festive red and gold sachets to my shop soon (HERE)

Lavender filled sachets

AND....What do you think I will be doing with this?

Ooh la la...Wait and see!

This bit of whimsey will soon be in my shop too!

All images from Pinterest ~ except for sachet and fabric

Small Business Saturday

Well, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and was able to leave the dining room table "a little bit hungry".(That bit of wisdom came from my Grandpa who told me when I was around 10 that leaving the table a little bit hungry was the key to controlling your weight. ) Little did I know at that time that I would be following and using it in my everyday life.  To those of you who didn't, there is always tomorrow.


I hope that you will purchase from small businesses in your local area.  In order to celebrate the day tomorrow, everything in my shop will be 15% off.  Use coupon code SBS112611 at the checkout.  Make sure to use the code or you won't get the discount.  Nothing like a bit of shopping to get everyone in the mood for Christmas.  It was always fun for me to shop for others keeping in mind items they had mentioned throughout the year that they may have forgotten about...sometimes it is the smallest things that delight people.

My Lil' French Beret Ferret 

Oui, I am ready to shop...so....

Come right in...

Enter

And take a peek....at some of the new items just listed in my shop...

1800 French Sheet Music Wooden Ornaments

Not Santa But A Sweet And Kind Face...Could this be Santa?

Late 1800 French Music Wooden Ornament

Late 1800 French Music Wooden Stars...Twinkle, Twinkle...Perhaps to Guide the Magi

100% Cotton Tea Towel made with Fabric from French General Fabric Line...To Use In a Breadbasket or Perhaps to dry all those dishes after Christmas Dinner?

A Red One Ooh La La

Hemp Linen Grey Soap Sleeves to Place Your Soap For Gifts and Your Bath

Another one in Stone Linen With A Lovely Black Twill Ribbon For tying the bow.  I think that these are pretty niffty!

So, I hope you will take advantage of Small Business Saturday by purchasing from someone local to help keep small business alive!

You can make purchases from my shop on all items (HERE).  Don't forget to use Coupon SBS112611 at the checkout tomorrow to get the discount.

And now, how about a little Christmas music to get us in the mood.

Jardiniere

Jardinière is a French word, from the feminine form of "Gardner." Jardinière has three meanings:

1. The first meaning of jardinière is also a large stand, pot, urn, or receptacle upon which, or into which, plants may be placed. Jardinieres tend to be highly decorative. They are often used for: a garden accent element; for large plants; and for raised culinary and herb gardens
2. The second meaning of jardinière is a culinary term, meaning a dish that is cooked or served with a mixture of spring vegetables, such as peas, carrots, and green beans.
3. The third meaning of jardinière, in French, is a name for the golden ground beetle, the European Mole Cricket and other species of beetles attacking plants in kitchen gardens.

Wikipedia

With spring in the air and everyone getting their gardens ready for the summer, I thought I would post some beautiful garden urns and some very unusual stepping stones.

Tuffits are concrete stepping stones that mimic the look and charm of vintage accent pillows.  Each stone is a 13" diameter and weighs 12-14 pounds.  Pigment is mixed into the concrete so that the color won't chip to show gray concrete.

Each tuffit is hand crafted in Petaluma, CA and comes in a beautiful palette of garden colors. (I personally love the lilac one)  For more information check out their website http:www.tuffits.com.

All images of the urns are from the website New England Garden Ornaments and can be viewed here http://negarden.com/.

19th century, English cast iron urn, campana form with handles ending in masks.

Old cast stone urn and planter, well weathered and mossy. From an estate in Norfolk MA 

A magnificent urn or finial modelled after a Coade Vase circa 1780. 

Part of the Robert A.M. Stern Collection

A large, elegant tazza with elaborately interlaced ribbonwork decoration around the bowl.

Rococo urn decorated with vines terminating in two goats heads with lead horns.

These magnificent urns were designed by John van Nost, the elder, in 1700 for William lll's palace at Hampton Court.

Simple ovoid bowl on square base.

Large Adam Urn

A very elegant Georgian urn with formal floral and lion-head decoration. Haddonstone was commissioned to restore the original urns at Margam Orangery, South Wales, as part of the British project for the 1975 European Architectural Heritage Year.

Goes well with the Ribbon pedestal, nicely proportioned

Large plain bowl also suitable as a fountain.

I love all of these and would have a very difficult time selecting a favorite.  Each urn has a perfect place in someone's garden.  How about you, which one would you take home?